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Oil tanker "Super Eastern" carrying 10.6 million liters (9,000 metric tonnes) of diesel donated by #China 🇨🇳to #SriLankan farmers and fishermen has left 🇸🇬Singapore and is scheduled to berth at the Colombo Port 🇱🇰 tomorrow (26).
The oil tanker "Super Eastern" berthed at the Colombo Port this morning. Unloading of the 10.6 million liters diesel will start after sample testing. It will be handed over to 🇱🇰 Ministry of Energy and distributed to needy farmers & fishermen immediately.
Supplier: PetroChina 🇨🇳
On Sunday morning, #Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong boarded the oil tanker "Super Eastern" and handed over the 10.6 million litres of 🇨🇳 diesel donation to #SriLankan farmers & fishermen through related 🇱🇰 ministries.
Distribution will start soon under a mutually agreed modality.
The handover certificate of the diesel donation was jointly signed by 🇨🇳Ambassador Qi Zhenhong and Secretary, 🇱🇰Ministry of Power & Energy Mapa Pathirana.
Minister of Fisheries @DouglasDevanan1, officials from Ministry of Agriculture, the CPC and @slpauthority etc participated.
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"Glory of #SriLanka-#China Friendship" Reception was held yesterday (28) jointly by 5 🇱🇰🇨🇳friendship organizations to celebrate the 73rd National Day of 🇨🇳.
🇱🇰Prime Minister @DCRGunawardena stated that China has been a Kalyāṇa-mittatā, a very special friend for Sri Lanka.
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PM @DCRGunawardena: 70 years ago, at a time when we didn't have diplomatic relations, and barter trade accounts did not exist, 🇨🇳🇱🇰 signed the Rubber-Rice Pact against all odds. It opened the door to friendly exchanges between us and a new chapter in economies of the world.
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PM Gunawardena: More than any other place on earth, and for the first time in history of mankind, #China has successfully eradicated poverty of 900 million ppl under its unique economic policy and set a great example to the world the way it adopted a practical economic model.
Where is the world headed: Peace or War? Progress or Regression? Openness or Isolation? Cooperation or Confrontation? These are choices of the times that we are confronted with.
First, we should embrace solidarity and coordination and jointly maintain world peace and stability. Hegemony, group politics and bloc confrontation bring no peace or security; they only lead to wars and conflicts.
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The #UkraineCrisis is a wake-up call for all in the world. It reminds us that blind faith in the so-called “position of strength” and attempts to expand military alliances and seek one’s own security at the expense of others will only land oneself in a security dilemma.
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On 26th February, 65 Bhikkhus from #China and 65 from #SriLanka jointly performed a Seth Pirith Chanting for the friendship, health and well-beings of the peoples of the two countries to commemorate the 65th Anniversary of🇨🇳🇱🇰Diplomatic Relations. #CNLK65 1/
Four Buddhist monasteries attended the event:
Abhayagiriya Vihāra in Anuradhapura 🇱🇰,
Maha Pirivena/Ode Temple in Colombo 🇱🇰,
Putuo Temple in Zhuhai 🇨🇳,
Lingguang Temple in Beijing 🇨🇳
在中斯建交65周年之际,阿努拉达普勒无畏山寺、科伦坡赞颂寺,珠海普陀寺、北京灵光寺,共同诵经祈福
🇱🇰President @GotabayaR and ☸️Mahanayakas of the Malwatta, Asgiriya & Rammanna Chapters sent congratulations to the event.
They highly appraised the historic exchanges of 🇨🇳🇱🇰Bhikkhus & Bhikkhunis. Buddhism has been a key factor in strengthening #SriLanka - #China relations. 3/